Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-05
L0NGYfEW.
tuh Dstsil= OF the Accident Caused by
Yellow Jackets


Yellow Jackets
3aaci2. to TIE Gazette,
LoNGEIEv, Ten, Sept. 4-Your core
spondeu. made 2 visit to the scene OF the
terrible dis ste- al the Winte1held camp
ground Yesterday and found Misses
Minnie and I3a EilIiogsworlh and Miss
Maggie Fincher in very dangerous con !
0lCoIs, Win slight hopes for
Miss Msggle and Miss Ida,
and but little hopes Of Miss Minnie's
recovery. They are made as comfortable
es possible in e beard tent, on sCafold
oedsteeds. They are kept constantly
under the influence of morphine, and
when the drug begins to lose its strength
they are all in the greatest agcny. No
hemOrrha e, has occurred 10 any but
Miss Ida, the youngest. 1t is 8 sad
sight TO see these acknowledged bellies
SCARED, bruised and dying on these
rough beds, surrounded by almost virgin
forest, but attended by many willing,
loving hands. Tney have the constant
attention II four of our most prominent
physicians. The account gwen yester-
day is nearly correct in details with : few
exceptions, which were not given. The
yellow 2cket nest, was situated right
IN the center Of the inclosUre be
tween the square of tents which
euCirCle the loDg arbor where
service = held. The frat team was
/ driven BY g trusty yellow negro named
Sam Polk, and occupied by Misses Min
ME snd Lis kil,iugsworth, NagSieFincher,
/ Mrs. Els hN!ingsWOrth and her one
/ yea~-Cld BOY, ali of whom were sitting on
! trunks arranged for seats, with the driver
sitting in front with his feet over the
4 Dashboard. The second wagon contained
| baggage, bedding and cooking utensils,
I the driver, large negro named
George Washington. Beside him was Ike
| kiNingswOrth, s. lad OF fourteen years
The two teams came upon the insects aud
were attacked by them ABOUT the
same time. The drivers displayed extra
ordinary GOODNESS and skill in driving out
TO the main road which REQUIRED IN al.
most CircUitOus route and between lSrge
trees requiring the best kind OF driving.
The Gcst team with its pre- .ious
human freight reached the road first
and il turning into the same
very abruptly turned Of the wagon.
bed, covering the occupants and
grinding them over q very rocky
road for twenty-five or thirty feet,
during which the second team OF trigat
cned mules were trampNng on them.
The first driver, Sam Polk, never regain
ed his seat on the wagon, but lay, stood
and squatted along on the double
tree against the heels Of the
= flying team. This team finally
ran iatO the bushes and the driver fell
out astride small tree, where he held
the reins until the team became quiet
His body made long deep hole IN the
soft earth about the sspling. lie suS
; tanned several painful bruises but is 70
dangerously hurt. The second wagon
after passing over the PROSTATE girls
ran in circle round the driver unit
they hung on s long sspling. The
1 driver, George Washington, falling GU
: between the mules and scramblins
to his feet, secured the mules by the heaC
and Quoted them. The young man, Ik
EiIipgswOrth, fell out when the wagon
culIided, and was knocked out Of the way
{ by the tongue and mules and sUstGinet
J only severe bruises. lie is not able K
p, be about, and may be worse hurt than
4 is thought. One OF the eye wit
- nesseSS, q Mr.. B3gley, who was not il
= the wagons, thought the negro
= drivers were racing, snd 50 re
+ puklCO - III consequence u NAlC
= large body CT citizens assembled on
, hour after the disaster with Winchester
and shCtguns to lynch the drivers
but for the timely Intervention Of Nh
, Newt Kll!ingsworth, who was coming U
" the road at the time and saw tb
> whole thing. Mr.. Newt Killings
y worth kindly took them ever tn
: ground and showed the wagon track
= and explained everything so satisfactory
= entirely exculpatipg the colored driver
: that they were willing to desist. Nj
- kjlHDgsW0TUh deserves much praise fC
" his action IN that moment, when h
. thought two Of his sisters and one Of hi
: sisteI-in-lsws and nephew had been Kill
:, I'd outright by the runaway. He averte
y an set that would have forever been
a stain on cur c0unty'5 fair name.
= The results Of the campmeeting jUt
: closed was not ss good as it has bee
= heretofore, only about twenty-five col
. yerts and sn unusually light attendance